Maurice Edu

In its first season in the United Soccer League, the Bethlehem Steel FC played in sub-40 degree weather in Lehigh University's Goodman Stadium. The team played in really hot weather: in games when the temperature nudged over 90 degree in July and August, officials scheduled a water break in each half.

On one day, hail came down. On another, a thunderstorm stopped play for over an hour, during which time the clever public address announcing staff played as many songs about rain, including the Gene Kelly classic, "Singing in the Rain," as possible.

The Bethlehem Steel, the USL affiliate of the Philadelphia Union, saw a lot during its inaugural March-September run...

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